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{{short description|Indian spiritual leader and educator}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Baijnath Maharaj
| image =
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| birth_date = 1935
| birth_place = Panlawan, Sikar district, Rajasthan, India
| occupation = Spiritual leader, educator
| known_for = Shri Shraddhanath Ashram, Padma Shri (2025)
}}

'''Baijnath Maharaj''' (born 1935) is an Indian spiritual leader and educator associated with the [[Nath Sampradaya]] tradition. He is the head of the Shri Shraddhanath Ashram in Laxmangarh, located in the [[Sikar district]] of [[Rajasthan]]. In 2024, he was conferred the [[Padma Shri]], India's fourth-highest civilian award, for his contributions in the field of spirituality.

==Early life and education==
Baijnath Maharaj was born in 1935 in the village of Panlawan in Rajasthan's Sikar district.<ref name="NBT">{{cite web |title=राजस्थान: बैजनाथ महाराज, बेगम बतूल और शीन काफ को मिला पद्मश्री |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/rajasthan/jaipur/rajasthan-three-persons-got-padma-shri-award-2025-baijnath-maharaj-begum-batool-and-sheen-kaf/articleshow/117560384.cms |publisher=Navbharat Times |date=25 January 2025 |language=hi |access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref> At the age of six, he became a disciple of Shraddhanath Maharaj, a saint of the Nath tradition, and accompanied him on pilgrimages across India.<ref name="News18">{{cite web |title=सीकर के बैजनाथ महाराज को मिलेगा पद्मश्री अवॉर्ड, आध्यात्म के क्षेत्र में किए कई अच्छे कार्य |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/rajasthan/sikar-baijnath-maharaj-of-sikar-will-get-padma-shri-award-he-has-done-many-good-deeds-in-the-field-of-spiritualism-local18-8986586.html |publisher=News18 Hindi |date=25 January 2025 |access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>

He later pursued a career in education and served as the principal of Gram Bharti Vidyapeeth, an educational institution in Kothari village, from 1960 to 1985, focusing on rural education.<ref name="Bhaskar1">{{cite web |title=लक्ष्मणगढ़ के बैजनाथ महाराज को मिलेगा पद्मश्री अवॉर्ड |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/rajasthan/sikar/news/announcement-of-padma-shri-award-to-baijnath-maharaj-of-laxmangarh-134359921.html |publisher=Dainik Bhaskar |date=25 January 2025 |language=hi |access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>

==Spiritual leadership==
In 1985, following the death of his guru, Baijnath Maharaj assumed leadership of the Shri Shraddhanath Ashram in Laxmangarh. Under his guidance, the Ashram has been active in organizing religious discourses, cultural events, and community service initiatives.<ref name="AmarUjala">{{cite web |title=पद्म पुरस्कार 2025: बैजनाथ महाराज, बेगम बतूल और शीन काफ को मिला पद्मश्री |url=https://www.amarujala.com/rajasthan/jaipur/padma-award-2025-baijnath-maharaj-begum-batool-and-sheen-kaf-nizam-of-rajasthan-were-awarded-padma-shri-2025-01-25 |publisher=Amar Ujala |date=25 January 2025 |language=hi |access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref> He also established the Shraddha [[Sanskrit]] Vidyapeeth, a center for traditional education offering instruction in [[Sanskrit literature]], [[astrology]], the [[Vedas]], and other classical Indian texts.<ref name="Zee">{{cite web |title=सीकर: बैजनाथ महाराज को पद्मश्री सम्मान मिलने पर लक्ष्मणगढ़ में खुशी की लहर |url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/rajasthan/sikar/sikar-news-wave-of-happiness-in-laxmangarh-as-saint-baijnath-maharaj-will-be-honoured-with-padma-shri/2618168 |publisher=Zee News Hindi |date=25 January 2025 |access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>

==Legacy==
Events marking the birth anniversaries of Shraddhanath Maharaj continue to be organized at the ashram, often including religious gatherings and health camps.<ref>{{cite web |title=शेखावाटी के संत श्रद्धानाथ महाराज की 38वीं जयंती मनाई, निशुल्क होम्योपैथिक चिकित्सा शिविर का आयोजन |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/rajasthan/sikar/laxmangarh/news/the-38th-birth-anniversary-of-saint-shraddhanath-maharaj-of-shekhawati-was-celebrated-today-free-homeopathic-medical-camp-organized-131586971.html |publisher=Dainik Bhaskar |date=January 2025 |language=hi |access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Nath Sampradaya]]
* [[Padma Shri]]
* [[List of Padma Shri award recipients (2020–2029)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:1935 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Sikar district]]
[[Category:Indian Hindu religious leaders]]
[[Category:Indian educators]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in other fields]]

Baijnath Maharaj - Revision history

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